AECOsim Building Designer Help

Heating and Cooling Properties

These properties also list properties common to Inline Equipment including dampers, silencers, filters, heaters and coolers.

Property Name Description
Air Intake Diameter Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets outside diameter (D1) of Air Intake connection at End1.
Air Intake Length Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets the straight connection length (L1) at End1.
Air Intake Side Offset Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets offset distance between End1 connect point and side of box. Minimum offset equals radius of Air Intake.
Air Intake Top Offset Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets offset distance between End1 connect point and top of box. Default offset equals radius of Air Intake.
Auto Size s
  • Sets End1 equal to End2.
box <numeric value>/<numeric value>
  • Sizes device by solving equations: Body Width=W1+<first numeric value> and Body Depth=D1+<second numeric value>
endsequal
  • Confines the device to have equal size connections at each end.
Separate combined entries with semi colon.
Body | Depth Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets box depth independent of End1 and End2. Limited by Auto Size property.
Body | Length Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets overall length.
Body | Width Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets box width independent of End1 and End2. Limited by Auto Size property.
Cell Library <cell library file name>
  • Library file name for device cells.
Cell Symbol Name <cell name>
  • Sets the model cell to the device.

Prerequisite of proper Cell Library for AHUs.

Connection 1 | Length (L1) Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets straight length at End1.
  • Sets connection length at End1.
Connection 2 | Length (L2) Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets straight length at End2.
  • Sets connection length at End2.
Connection | End Type fl -<numeric value>
  • Sets and sizes end with a flange connection.
m -<numeric value>
  • Sets and sizes end with a male connection.
fe -<numeric value>
  • Sets and sizes end with a female connection.
Separate End Type entries for each End Spec with a semi colon.

Example: fl-2;fe-.13 creates a flange at End1 with size 2, and a female connection at End2 with an overall reduction of component's dimensions of .13

Gas Inlet | Diameter Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets outside diameter of Gas Inlet.
Gas Inlet | Side Offset Positive <numeric value>
  • Sets offset distance between Gas Inlet connect point and side of box.

Property Option menus are available to assist in making some property entries.